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<p>Osmunda clatoniana is a fern that grows in profusion in the valley</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Vibha Varshney</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

Osmunda clatoniana is a fern that grows in profusion in the valley


Photograph by: Vibha Varshney


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<p>A view of the valley in 1998. It has over 500 flowering plants</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Anju Sharma</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p>

A view of the valley in 1998. It has over 500 flowering plants


Photograph by: Anju Sharma


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<p>Bhyundar in 1993: Village Bhyundar, on route to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib. Its residents have been helping in the upkeep of the area around the heritage site</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Chandra Prakash Kala</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger' target='_blank'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

Bhyundar in 1993: Village Bhyundar, on route to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib. Its residents have been helping in the upkeep of the area around the heritage site


Photograph by: Chandra Prakash Kala


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<p>The valley in 2012. The valley got the World Heritage Site tag in 2005 for its exceptional natural beauty and population of rare, endangered high altitude flora and fauna</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Vibha Varshney</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger' target='_blank'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

The valley in 2012. The valley got the World Heritage Site tag in 2005 for its exceptional natural beauty and population of rare, endangered high altitude flora and fauna


Photograph by: Vibha Varshney


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<p>Ghangaria settlement where tourists stay overnight before proceeding to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Vibha Varshney</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger' target='_blank'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

Ghangaria settlement where tourists stay overnight before proceeding to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib


Photograph by: Vibha Varshney


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<p>A view of the valley in 1981. The unique landscape of the region has allowed a large variety of flowering plants to thrive</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Anil Agarwal</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

A view of the valley in 1981. The unique landscape of the region has allowed a large variety of flowering plants to thrive


Photograph by: Anil Agarwal


Read story: Heritage valley in danger


 

<p>The number of threatened plant species, especially of medicinal values, is higher in the Valley of Flowers than in the other protected areas of the Indian Himalayas</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Vibha Varshney</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger' target='_blank'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

The number of threatened plant species, especially of medicinal values, is higher in the Valley of Flowers than in the other protected areas of the Indian Himalayas


Photograph by: Vibha Varshney


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<p>The flower of Potentilla in bloom</p><br /><p><strong>Photograph by:</strong> Vibha Varshney</p><br /><p><strong>Read story:</strong> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/heritage-valley-danger'>Heritage valley in danger</a></p><br /><p> </p>

The flower of Potentilla in bloom


Photograph by: Vibha Varshney


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